My wife and I decided to sell our home in the Seattle area and move to Arizona in 2011.  I want to tell you our story, not because it is unique, but rather because it is so common.  It is most likely what you can expect in selling your home today.

In January we decided to list our home.  We waited until the end of the month so people would not still be thinking about the holidays, and possibly the weather would be a little bit better.  While we waited we boxed many things up and cleaned and prepared the house for showing.  Then we listed the home at what appeared to be a very aggressive price.  Less money than was being asked for homes of similar size anywhere in the area, let alone our neighborhood.

Well, in the first couple of weeks we had 3 couples come and look at the home.  Some interest, but one had to sell her home first.  Others we don't know about.  Then things got quiet and we didn't see anyone new in several weeks.  So we waited and we waited................